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menu_items(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions					       menu_items(3CURSES)

NAME
menu_items, set_menu_items, item_count - connect and disconnect items to and from menus SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu -lcurses [ library... ] #include <menu.h> int set_menu_items(MENU *menu, ITEM **items); ITEM **menu_items(MENU *menu); int item_count(MENU *menu); DESCRIPTION
set_menu_items() changes the item pointer array connected to menu to the item pointer array items.menu_items() returns a pointer to the item pointer array connected to menu.item_count() returns the number of items in menu. RETURN VALUES
menu_items() returns NULL on error. item_count() returns -1 on error. set_menu_items() returns one of the following: E_OK The routine returned successfully. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error. E_BAD_ARGUMENT An incorrect argument was passed to the routine. E_POSTED The menu is already posted. E_CONNECTED One or more items are already connected to another menu. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Unsafe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5) NOTES
The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers <eti.h> and <curses.h>. SunOS 5.11 31 Dec 1996 menu_items(3CURSES)

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menu_items(3X)															    menu_items(3X)

NAME
menu_items - make and break connections between items and menus SYNOPSIS
#include <menu.h> int set_menu_items(MENU *menu, ITEM **items); ITEM **menu_items(const MENU *menu); int item_count(const MENU *menu); DESCRIPTION
The function set_menu_items changes the item pointer array of the given menu. The array must be terminated by a NULL. The function menu_items returns the item array of the given menu. The function item_count returns the count of items in menu. RETURN VALUES
The function menu_items returns NULL on error. The function item_count returns ERR (the general curses error return value) on error. The function set_menu_items returns one of the following codes on error: E_OK The routine succeeded. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see errno). E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. E_POSTED The menu is already posted. E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu. SEE ALSO
curses(3X), menu(3X). NOTES
The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>. PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. The SVr4 menu library documentation specifies the item_count error value as -1 (which is the value of ERR). AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. menu_items(3X)
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